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BIG CHIEF KEVIN GOODMAN & THE YOUNG FLAMING ARROWS MARDI GRAS INDIANS The Flaming Arrows Mardi Gras Indian Tribe began more than 50 years ago in the 7th Ward and has raised four generations of Flaming Arrows ever since. Still masking to this day, this group is led by Big Chief Kevin Goodman, a cultural torchbearer who demonstrates the storied history of this colorful tradition along with the youngest members of his tribe. BLACK MAGIC DRUMLINE Starting in 2009 as a product of Xavier University Drumline, Black Magic has presented their unique and dynamic style of choreographed percussion all over the country. They have performed at Bonnaroo Music Fest, French Quarter Fest, Mardi Gras World, as well as 504 show, Fox 8, WDSU and other news stations. Black Magic continues to become one of New Orleans fast rising groups. BRASSHEARTS BRASS BAND The Brasshearts Brass Band formed in 2017 when everyone in the band was only a freshman or sophomore in high school. Since their humble start on the north
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shore, the caliber of the band has continued to grow, as the band has blown down the doors of venues across the Greater New Orleans area and as far as Philadelphia! The Brasshearts take New Orleans music seriously and deliver a high energy show for all ages! BRAZOS HUVAL’S STUDENT SHOWCASE Based in southwest Louisiana, music instructor Brazos Huval is preserving his culture by teaching a new generation of Cajun musicians, and he brings some of his best students to the stage to celebrate and be celebrated. BURKE RILEY CAJUN QUINTET This kind-hearted, talented young performer will wow you with his incredible musical ability and his command over any instrument he picks up. He’s a member of a new generation of Cajun players, quickly taking his place among the greats with whom he was raised playing (and who sometimes join him onstage for a performance). CALLIOPE PUPPETS Karen Konnerth is artistic director of world-traveling Calliope Puppets, presenting interactive
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puppet theater for art lovers of all ages. Come see her original tall tale, Calliope Kate and the Voice of the River, feautring hand carved Czech style marionettes. The tale is available as a picture book (Pelican Publishing), illustrated using the puppets themselves! CAPOEIRA NEW ORLEANS The aim of Capoeira New Orleans is to promote awareness of Brazilian culture through the Afro-Brazilian arts, primarily Capoeira. A big focus is their kids program here in New Orleans, as well as in Goioerê, Paraná, a small rural town in southern Brazil. Capoeira and its rich history not only creates an atmosphere for physical fitness, respect and discipline in youth, but also for personal and social growth and creative expression. CHOSEN ONES BRASS BAND Winners of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's 2022 Class Got Brass competition, Chosen Ones Brass Band is a performance group based out of L.B. Landry High School. These talented young performers keep the grand tradition of brass bands alive with their electrifying energy and spirited performances that showcase
their school's exceptional musical education program. This is sure to be a fun-filled time for kids and parents alike. CHRISTIAN UNITY BAPTIST CHURCH YOUTH CHOIR CUBC Youth Department leaders MarKeith Tero and Lorena Rogers, master drummer Luther Gray, historian/author Freddi W. Evans and dancer Jamilah Muhammad-Peterson direct an educational and entertaining program. From 1719, when the first slave ships arrived in the Louisiana colony, until 1808 when Domestic Slave Trade sold enslaved people from states in the upper South down to the lower South, with New Orleans as its central trading port, the music, song, and dance of Africans and their descendants in New Orleans shaped the popular culture of our city and influenced that of the country and world. The youth of CUBC will present a tribute highlighting song, music and dance that developed in New Orleans, beginning with African rhythms and dances, excerpts of Creole slave songs, blues, gospel, jazz, second line, Mardi Gras Indians chants, and hip hop (bounce).
